#Hubble Space Telescope fixed after month of no science

#Hubble Space Telescope fixed after month of no science

“#Hubble Space Telescope fixed after month of no science” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Hubble Space Telescope should be back in action soon, following a tricky, remote repair job by NASA. The orbiting observatory went dark in mid-June, with all astronomical viewing halted. NASA initially suspected a 1980s-era computer as the source of the problem….

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#Israel’s SpaceIL secures funds for new lunar mission

#Israel’s SpaceIL secures funds for new lunar mission

“#Israel’s SpaceIL secures funds for new lunar mission” JERUSALEM — SpaceIL, the nonprofit Israeli initiative whose spacecraft crashed on the moon two years ago, said Sunday that it has secured $70 million in funding to make a second attempt at a lunar landing. SpaceIL said the new pledges means that it has raised almost all…

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#Elon Musk visited Richard Branson morning of spaceflight

#Elon Musk visited Richard Branson morning of spaceflight

“#Elon Musk visited Richard Branson morning of spaceflight” Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson said Elon Musk — his space-race counterpart — visited him at 3 a.m. the morning of Branson’s spaceflight to wish him luck. Branson, who boasts a net worth of about $7.7 billion, tweeted a picture of the two billionaire space tycoons…

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#Chinese researchers propose deflecting asteroids with rockets

#Chinese researchers propose deflecting asteroids with rockets

“#Chinese researchers propose deflecting asteroids with rockets” BEIJING — Chinese researchers want to send more than 20 of China’s largest rockets to practice turning away a sizable asteroid — a technique that may eventually be crucial if a killer rock is on a collision course with Earth. The idea is more than science fiction. Sometime between late 2021 and early…

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#Family of astronaut on Virgin Galactic crew ‘happy’

#Family of astronaut on Virgin Galactic crew ‘happy’

“#Family of astronaut on Virgin Galactic crew ‘happy’” GUNTUR, India, July 5 – The grandfather of an Indian-American astronaut said he was “overwhelmed with joy” as she prepares to become only the second Indian-born woman to visit space. Sirisha Bandla, 33, who was born in Guntur district of India’s southern Andhra Pradesh state, will be a part of billionaire…

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